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Describe a place (city/town) that is good for people to live in: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where it is
  • How you knew this place
  • What it is like
  • And explain why it is better than other places to live in
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Cue 1:Where it is

  • Begin by stating the name of the city or town and its location in India.
  • Mention any notable landmarks or geographical features that define the place.

Example

I would like to talk about Pune, a vibrant city located in the western part of India, in the state of Maharashtra. It is known for its pleasant climate and is situated near the Sahyadri mountain range.

Cue 2:How you knew this place

  • Share your personal connection or experience with the place.
  • Mention if you have lived there, visited frequently, or heard about it from friends or family.

Example

I first got to know about Pune when I moved there for my studies about five years ago. My friends had recommended it for its educational institutions and cultural diversity, which piqued my interest.

Cue 3:What it is like

  • Describe the atmosphere, lifestyle, and amenities available in the city.
  • Highlight aspects such as safety, cleanliness, and community spirit.

Example

Pune has a unique blend of modernity and tradition. The city is bustling with life, featuring numerous parks, cafes, and shopping malls. It is also known for its safety and cleanliness, making it a comfortable place for families and young professionals alike.

Cue 4:And explain why it is better than other places to live in

  • Compare Pune with other cities in terms of quality of life, cost of living, and opportunities.
  • Emphasize the reasons that make it stand out, such as education, job opportunities, or cultural experiences.

Example

What makes Pune better than other cities like Mumbai or Delhi is its relatively lower cost of living while still offering excellent job opportunities in the IT and education sectors. Additionally, the city's rich cultural heritage and vibrant festivals create a lively environment that is hard to find elsewhere.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your main points about why this place is ideal for living.
  • End with a personal note about your feelings towards the city.

Example

In conclusion, Pune is an exceptional city that combines a high quality of life with affordable living. I feel fortunate to have experienced its charm, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great place to live.

Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

Tips to answer this Cue Card

1: Vague Descriptions

Using vague language can make your answer unclear. Avoid general statements that do not provide specific details about the place.

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Use specific examples and descriptive language to paint a clear picture of the city or town you are describing.

2: Neglecting Personal Experience

Failing to share personal experiences can make your response less engaging. It’s important to connect your knowledge of the place to your own experiences.

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Include a personal story or anecdote about your time in the place to make your answer more relatable and interesting.

Ignoring Comparisons

Not explaining why the place is better than others can weaken your argument. Candidates often forget to highlight unique features that set the place apart.

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Tip

Clearly state the advantages of the place compared to others, focusing on aspects like safety, community, and amenities.

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Band 6-7

Honestly speaking, I have visited so many places in my hometown, whether my experience was good or not bad, but I would like to talk about one such place that I really want to suggest my relatives or my friends to live in. It is none other than Chandigarh. It's very beautiful place, it's also very famous in tourist because there are a lot of tourist attractions there which attracts a lot of people to visit there. Actually, last month one of my uncle got promotion in his work and he recently moved there to live with his family and his son was a good friend of me and he invited me to visit his home at a first time. So I went there. When I went there, I saw the beauty of this place was so incredible and it's very welcoming and I love to the water body and it was also there that is known as Sukuna Lake. I love to do swimming there and the environment was so neat and clean. It took a lot of people to go there, apart from it, I also explored more and more about it. It not only provide the standard of living there, but also provide the good job opportunities which is very important for the people especially in this era for surviving their life. So I think that is the place that I really want to suggest my parents and I have also plan to go there for enhancing my knowledge or to improve my living standard and he also suggested me that I can find a job in a good place.

Band 6-7

Bangalore is a city which is an excellent place to live in. I moved to Bangalore back in 2013 when my father was transferred here for his job and I've been living here since. We decided not to go back to my home city because Bangalore has some state-of-the-art educational institutions and as I wanted to pursue a degree in computer science, Bangalore is the best place for a thriving career in tech. Bangalore as a city is also known for its amazing weather. There is pleasant weather all over the year from January to December. We neither have harsh summers or harsh winters. Apart from that, Bangalore has created a lot of employment opportunities for people coming from all parts of the country. It is also very diverse when it comes to culture. There are people from North East, there are people from North India, there are also people from Western parts of India and we get to celebrate all types of festivals. The job market in Bangalore is also very good. There are a lot of people who are able to find jobs here and who are able to sustain a life for themselves over here. So I believe Bangalore is a city where anyone can come and adjust and they will completely fall in love with the city.

Band 6-7

I'm living in a Vishakapatnam located in Andhra Pradesh, so it's very beautiful as we have a beach moreover there are so many places to visit like Kailasagiri. And malls where we can play so many games, moreover in evening we can go for a walk to the beach, it makes us very pleasant and refreshing and we can get anything whatever we want like food, travel, anything because it's near to airport railway station and bus stations and we have well-known schools and colleges and universities for our children definitely it would be the best place to live in for not only software engineers, teachers and all the working professionals

Band 6

So I stay in country that is India and it is one of the beautiful country to visit and each state has its unique places to visit and it should be mesmerizing to see each and every place and among that I would like to suggest to visit the beautiful place called Agra which is located in the north of India and it is beautiful because it is one of the seven it is recorded in one of the seven wonders of the world one should really come and see that monument how beautifully it is crafted and how the world sees it through oneself the words cannot be described through words the monument cannot be described through the words

Band 6

Firstly, I would consider Coimbatore because it's my home town and basically why would I suggest and what it's more likely is that it is combined of a lot of varieties of people and the culture they possess and the habit and the mingling of things and the ecosystem over the place is totally amazing. It's combined of both the city and the village and altogether produces both this view about the city and most likely people will be always be totally urbanized or it will be totally from the village side but the Coimbatore is an amazing place where it's a combination of both. You can enjoy both the things when you just feel stressed out in city. You can go back to the village side and you can see the nature, enjoy and get some fresh air and whenever you go down like you need to go for work, we have the city part where you can go, earn, gather, develop your knowledge. There are lots of high tea parks, schools and lot of the more and developing further more for the development of the country. So we have both for the development and for our inner soul of peace. So that's why I suggest Coimbatore as one of best place for people to live and I have already said that the people here, over here have possessed lots of good cultures where a new person could even survive here with the friendly manners they possess, that the people possess over here. So that's my thing. I suggest for people to live. Basically it's also my home town so that's why I suggest this. I have been brought up here and I possess a lot of knowledge, comes on with how to relax myself and a lot more. That's it. I just want to say that.

Band 6

There are too many states in our country, India, and in each state there is a number of cities. Some are small and some are very large. In addition to this, some are developed and others are developing. As we all know, developed cities have better career opportunities and have a greater chance for individuals to earn their livelihood, they have great nightlife, people can enjoy after a hard day, and there are some other cities which are developing, but they have a peaceful lifestyle. In addition to this, they have less jobs, which becomes difficult for individuals and just for the citizens to live here. And I think, I live in a village and there is a city named Patti, which is about 2-3 kilometers from my home town. And it is a very well-developed city and it has some parks and some museums, which is good for younger people and even older age group people, as it provides a calm and very peaceful environment for children to play and for older people to relax. And I think it is the most, it is a good city to live because it has job opportunities as it has many multinational companies and it has a government school, in which people can take admission.

Band 6

Hi, Abbottabad is the place for people that is good for people to live in and Abbottabad is placed in KPK, Heber of Pakhtunkhwa which are one state of Pakistan and this Abbottabad is the city of Heber Pakhtunkhwa. So it is located like a desert and the weather is very fantastic there because the people moving there only for weather and for education. So the people who is living in Abbottabad, the purpose of living there, the weather is good there, the education is the quality education and the institute is very good there. So you will find out the good environment there for studying, for playing each and everything and you know in June, July, August, September there is the hot weather in Pakistan. So if you compare these months with the other cities like Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, if we compare Abbottabad to these cities, so Abbottabad is more good place, mean you will feel more comfortable every time cloudy weather, every time you mean like of romantic weather, you can enjoy with your friend, you can enjoy to study and you can enjoy to playing and you can enjoy the weather as well and specially Ramzan, Ramzan Mubarak, mean which are very difficult to mean that for the whole day you didn't eat anything and the weather is also not good. So all the things, mean personally I live there, so I recommend that if someone live in Abbottabad, so he will be enjoy his life with his family and enjoy his life with his

Band 6

The place which is nearer to us is called Uttmarg. It is located 20 km away from the main capital Srinagar. And I know this place because it is nearer to our village. It is almost 2 km away from our village. I like this place pretty much because this place gives you a sense of pleasure and it gives you emotional, psychological and social equilibrium in your mind. You feel like all of your burden of your heart is being alleviated. This place is better than the other places of Srinagar, Kashmir like Pahalgam, Gulmarg because it is located away from the main city Srinagar. In the main city, you have very noise, pollution, dust and it is free from all those parameters or things. That is why it is different from other places. I recommend you the place which is better for the people to live is Uttmarg. Because it is located away from the main city like Srinagar. In the Srinagar, you have lot of noise, pollution, you have lot of fumes, burning fuel and that makes you feel suffocated, dizziness, fatigue and the Uttmarg place is located away from all those parameters and makes this place very much beautiful. And additionally, it is located near to Pakistan and you know Pakistan, it is famous for its natural beauty and that makes it very much again beautiful to experience a visit there. So in this way, I can conclude it is a better place for the person who are suffering from asthma or any other respiratory related problems so that they can experience a better air there and I will give you a suggestion and if you are in a Kashmir in our state and you have not visited to Uttmarg, then trust me, you don't have experienced the real Kashmir. Trust me, you should visit this place. This is my personal suggestion and I request you to all visit here. Thank you so much and take care.

Band 5-6

My favorite place that comes my favorite place to live in that comes into my mind right now is Lucknow which is in UP, India. I know this place because I was born here and I have been living in this place for 18 years and it is the capital it is a tier 2 city and it is the capital of Uttar Pradesh which is a state one of the states in India and there is a great in this city we can see there is great mode of transportation and the cost of living is convenient and economical with so much opportunities for working people and even labor class people and there are so many industries and MNCs that are being built over there and still there are so many parks Asia's largest park Ganeshomish park is also there for children to play there and this city also has a historical culture about Mughals there we can see famous monuments like Rumi Darwaza, Bhool Bhulaiya, Badai Mam Bada etc and this city goes the main river one of the tributary of the holy river Ganga the Gomti river flows there in the middle of the city.

Band 5

I have lived in Sanand all my life and because Sanand does not have a coastline, I have never been to any beach. So in the future, I want to visit the beautiful beach of Dwarka. Dwarka is about 400 kilometers from Sanand. The best time to visit Dwarka is during the winters and summers are very hot and sweltering, making it impossible to enjoy. Therefore, I would like to go there in the month of December. Moreover, many people in Dwarka are Gujarati and Janmashtami is celebrated with lots of pops and shows there. If I go in the month of December, I would get a chance to be a part of the Janmashtami celebration. I want to visit it with my whole family including my parents and my sister. I have heard a lot Dwarka from my friends and family. It has one of the most beautiful beaches in Gujarati called Shivrajpur beach. Additionally, as it was ruled by Krishna for a long time, it has a very unique culture. Another reason I want to visit Dwarka is very beautiful temple in Kanhaji. The temple has a unique carvings, architectural style that is not found in any other part of India.
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